What is the key to a high performing trauma team? - x
When obtaining a history for an injured patient, determing energy transfer through biochemical data
help the nurse to: - x
The major preventable cause of death in the trauma patient is: - x
The across-the-room observation step in the inital ...
TNCC EXAM A+
What is the key to a high performing trauma team? - ✔✔✔x
When obtaining a history for an injured patient, determing energy transfer through biochemical data
help the nurse to: - ✔✔✔x
The major preventable cause of death in the trauma patient is: - ✔✔✔x
The across-the-room observation step in the inital assessment provides the opportunity to: - ✔✔✔x
Which of the following accurately describes ventilation principles associated with a bag-mask device? -
✔✔✔x
Which of the following is the best measure of the adequacy of cellular perfusion and helps to predict the
outcome of resuscitation? - ✔✔✔x
According to the World Health Organization pain relief ladder, adjuvant medications are: - ✔✔✔x
In a patient with severe traumatic brain injury, hypocapnia causes: - ✔✔✔x
A patient with a knife injury to the neck has an intact airway and is hemodynamically stable. He
complains of difficulty swallowing and speaking. Further assessment is indicated next for which of the
following conditions? - ✔✔✔x
What is the appropriate technique to palpate the pelvis for stability? - ✔✔✔x
, A patient with a spinal cord injury at C5 is being cared for in the emergency department while awaiting
transport to a trauma center. Which of the following represents the highest priority for ongoing
assessment? - ✔✔✔x
What is the first step to stop a hemorrhage associated with an amputated extremity? - ✔✔✔x
Treatment for frostbite includes: - ✔✔✔x
A 30-week pregnant trauma patient's vital signs include a blood pressure of 94/72 mmHg and a heart
rate of 108 beats/min. Fetal heart tones are 124 beats/min. The emergency nurse interprets the
patient's hemodynamic findings as an indication of which of the following? - ✔✔✔x
While performing an assessment on a 13 month-old involved in a motor vehicle collision, the nurse
identifies which of the following findings from the patient as a potential sign of mental status changes? -
✔✔✔x
What is the best position to maintain an open airway in the bariatric patient? - ✔✔✔x
The nurse is obtaining a history for a patient who presents following sexual assault. This history is
completed using which of the following techniques? - ✔✔✔x
A trauma nurse cared for a child with devasting burns 2 weeks ago. She called in sick for a couple of days
and is now back working on the team. Which of the following behaviors would indicate this nurse is
coping well? - ✔✔✔x
Following a bomb explosion, fragmentation injuries from the bomb or objects in the enviroment are
examples of which phase of injury? - ✔✔✔x
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